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Patented Dec. 11, 1923.

UNITED STATES THOMAS B. HOPE, OF CHICAGO, ILLNOIS.

STOCK-RECORD AND SALES-ACCOUNTING SYSTEM.

pplieation led April 14, 1921. Serial No. 461,231.

To all fic/0m Z5 may concern Be it known that l, THOMAS B. Horn, a citizen of the United States, residing' at Chicago, county of Cook, State ot Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful lmprovementin Stock-Record and Sales-Accounting Systems, and declare the 'Following` to be a full, clear, and exact description ot' the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyingi` drawings, which form aY part ot this specifi ration.

My invention has for its object to produce a novel combination of a few simple devices by means ot which a complete unerring account ot each and every article ot any ,cjiven lot of articles' which may be purchased will be maintained until the final disposition thereot is made and will at all times show what disposition, it' any, has beenv made, and the number oit such articles which still remain. Y

`Viewed in one of its aspects my invention may be said to have tor its object to produce a simple and novel means for forming a complete and permanent record oic all stock listed, simplifying' inventory, facilitating` itrcquent reliable stock reports, showing eX- act quantities and cost price of stock on hand or the actual amount oit capital invested at any given time in any given lot or line ot' goods without making` it necessary irst to gro through a stock listing` operation or to rc'ter to any other files or records than a simple record sheet forming one ot the elements ot my improved system.

The `first transaction that takes place in connection withV Agoods handled by a nierchant, say a retailer, is the purchase ofthe goods. The goods are then received in the warehouse, thev are inspected, are tagged and are then delivered to the selling department. In accordance with my invention, va simple and novel system is provided bv means ot which the facts concerning; all these transactions andthe sulisequent disposal ot the goods h v the selling departH ment may be recorded on a single'sheet or, it the quantity of goods be great., upon a )luralit ot com )anion sheets in such a wav Vthat all ot the facts relating to a given lot o'lfgoods from the date ot purchase to the date of final disposal of the last piece can be seen at a glance at any time; together with means for insuring accuracy of the record; and means for 'simplifying the labor involved in making` adequate records.

The various features ot novelty whereby my invention is characterized will hereinafter be pointed out with particularity in the claims; but, for a. full understanding' ot my invention and of its objects and advantages, reference may be had to the tollowingl detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein: l

Figure l is a plan view ot the stock and sales record sheet comprising one of the features ot my invention, a portion of the sheet being broken away;

Fig'. 2 is a plan view of the daily sales record sheet forming` part ot my improved system, a large part ot the body of the sheet being' broken away;

Fig. Sis a perspective view of my enveloped combination record, invoice, receipt and shipping tag, partially unfolded, form'- ing part ot my system; and

Fig'. 4t is a perspective view of a stack of my improved tags.

' The sheet on which the complete records from the time ot purchase to the time ot disposal of the goods are kept is shown in ltig'. 1` beine` indicated as a whole by the letter A, rllhis sheet contains at the topa space. 1, which. in the arrangement shown, is the rectangulaispace appearing` at about the center oit the sheet and bounded by heavy black lines and above which appears the legend. Purchase record. This space is suitably divided by lines into compartments which are marked with suitable legends which will enable the purchasing` department to set down all of the necessary facts4 regarding the purchase ot a lot ot' goods, including the time oi purchase, the probable time and manner ot the shipment, naine and address oft' the manufacturer or jobber, and av description of the goods.

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of the sheet will be illed in. ne auditor-s copy will then be sent to the purchasing department Which Will note ron its copy, rcserved for checkingpurposes, the various items added by the Warehouse, after which the purchasing department will transmit the auditors copy to the auditor; and the third copy will go direct to the `general managers oiiice from the warehouse, where it will serve as official notice of a definite quantity and kind of merchandise being` available for immediate sale and giving,` the 2general manager the saine opportunity to check his copy of the purchase record sheet that Was afforded the lnirchasing` department by the auditor-s copy. -`"vl/*hen a lot or line of nierchandise has been selected from the Warchouse file in the general managers office to be placed on sale, the copy which Was received by toe general manager from the Warehouse is transformed into a requisition, by means of a simple stamp or otherwise. and sent back to the farehouse which will then deliver to the tag department the specified lot in just the same condition as it Was at the time of receipt in the Warehouse; the Warehouse retaining' the requisition which forms a permanent arehouso record of the transaction, While the original `Warehouse copy of purchase record sheet accompanies the goods to the tagging department and on this defective or damaged articles unfit for sale. as well as shortages, if any, will be noted, the sheet being then forwarded to thc auditing;` department.

`When a requisition is issued by the gen- Veral managers office on the Warehouse, as

aforesaid, combination stock. record-ami sales accounting' sheet, like the complete sheet snoWn in Fig. 1` is made up and forwarded to the tap` department which, after unpacking. insiieeting; and checking the goods, classify the same into sub-lots and cause tags such as illustrated in Figi. 3 and numbered consecutively from 1 up, to be at.- tached to the articles. `When the goods have been classified and each piece thereof tagged and the total number' comprising` each lot and sub-lot noted on the complete stock record sheet. the goods are delivered to the department where the lgoods will be placed on sale, at which time the selling; department manager will si, ii the accountants `copies of the stock record sheets which latter will he sent direct to the chief stock accountant and be by him bound into stock ledgers: from which ledgers the chief .stk accountant will check each days les as niill here inaftcr he explained. Y

l.Vlr/en a e is made the salesmen., with 'arhon sheets. Will out the h.ets or lcares 12. l?, and 14; ie tyco leaves 13 and 14; are detached and hanoed to the Wrapper with the article which has been sold; the

i blanks on tue s fgv] body of the tapn remaining on the goods. The inspector or olli-cial Wrapper, aft-er comparing the data on the leaf 13 with that on the leaf 12 forming part of the body of the tagm altes a record of the sale on the daily sales record sheet to be hereafter explained, and then forwards the connected leaves, 13 and 14, to the cashier who stamps, detaches and returns with change, if any, the official Wrappers stub which is the leaf 14. This wrappers stub is then deposited by the official Wrapper in al sealed receptacle to which access shall be had only 'by the chief stock accountant or his duly authorized assistant. The sheet on which the otlicial Wrapper records each sale is shown in Fig. 2 and is numbered as a whole, B. This sheet has a series of columns, 16, 17, 18 and 19, in which are adapted to be Written the series, lot, sub-lot and article numbers and other columns, 20, 21 and 22, in which the nature of the sale, Whether it be Cash, (l0. D, or Charge, together with the sellingprice. may be ent-ered. The sheet is ruled horizontally and transversely of the columns, each horizontal space beinenumbered in consecutive order, so that each sale, as it is entered on the sheet, is numbered. The sales record sheet also preferably contains a series of columns indicated at Q3, 24, 25, 26, Q7 and Q8. in which are adapted to be entered various items relating' to goods returned or exchanged. At the top of the sheet there are a number of columns. 29, 30, 31 and 32. in which the Various Cashf 0. O. Il, Charge and Refund transactions appearing` on the sheet and additions thereto may be totaled.

At the end of the day each official. Wrapper places in the sealed receptacle containine` the official Wrappers stubs his daily sales record sheets. At the close of each day the chiei stock accountant collects the sealed receptacles and, after opening them, checks the sales record sheets with the wrappcrs stubs and, if no error is found, the Wrappers stubs will be assorted first by series and then by lots and sub-lots for the purpose of posting each days sales into the stock Yrecord ledgers. As a matter of fact, if no errors have been made, the only checkincY that need be done to count the Wrappers stubs and note that they bear the cashiers stamp. The posting is done by `iply turning to the proper stock record sheets. one after another, and. by means of an ordinary date stamp, making an impressionin one of the columns. 11, following the number in this column corresponding to the numb borne by the Wrappers stub. ln this Way Whenever an article has been sold it is automatically remored from the stock rccorcs by the impression made on the stoclt record sheet sho vine. the date of sale thereof. Therefore, an inspection of the other and each bearing the naine of one of ends, said tag` containing between the two 10 the months or" the year, and a plurality of halves thereof two detachable leaves, said tags containing suitably designated spaces leaves and the underlying half of the tag beadapted to receive numbers similar to a coring suitably constructed yand arranged to 5 responding number of the aforesaid inunipermit a triplicate record of a sale to be bered spaces.

inade. 6. An element in a combination stock ree- In testimony whereof, I sign this speoii ord and sales accounting system comprising cation.

a tag folded upon itself midway between its THOMAS B. HOPE 

